Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 693 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Spot the trap): Everyone does it: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” One means all: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” Lucky charm: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” Attacking the person: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” Fair reasons come from tests, measurements and checked facts.

1. 1.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
26. 26.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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